The love hate relationship
 

So im sitting here this morning... Pondering... What is it that keeps me loving this car so much. It requires constant mechanical attention, and it's eating my finances alive, yet i still have no regrets about buying it. There is just SOMETHING about this car that i cant help but love it. It must be one of those crazy japanese subliminal messages coming from the climate control or something. Anyway, im not really sure why i posted this. I guess I'm thinking out loud again :rolleyes: :)

-Mike

Mike,
I think you've expressed the feelings many of us have. Though I'm more obsessed with this automobile than ANY I've ever owned, I'm not immune to the occasional, "Dammit, this car is eating me alive, I should get rid of it," thoughts. I think, in great part, it's signing on to this forum that keeps my butt in the seat and gives me the will to keep the car and do everything I can to keep it running. To get rid of my car would mean severing the one common thread that bonds me to the folks I've met here, and that, my friends, would be heartbreaking. :)

It IS heartbreaking, I did sever the ties. I still think about my car a lot and I especially miss it when some cool guy in a Civic, Integra, or Eclipse goes blasting past. The SVX would stop those people dead in their tracks on looks alone.
But the bright side of being SVXless is all the extra money I have now to pay off all the bills I racked up fixing my SVX. Just $4,000 more to pay off!

:)

Jeff

Which is not to say that "former SVX owners" are not welcome, and are not just as much a part as current owners.

I've figured out that, if I had all the money back I'd spent on meets alone, my car would be paid off. :D I'd still be in hock for the tranny work, but, what the heck. You only live once and the time is way too short. :D

Re: The love hate relationship
 

To paraphrase a character in Monty Python's 'The Meaning of Life...'

'...there's love in that car!'

Re: Re: The love hate relationship
 

haha... NICE "scared little girl" that really fits you. :D

-Mike

i will tell you what it is for me.
 

i take the car to the car wash, bring it home, get out of the car, and as i am going towards the house i pause just to take a quick look at the car. it is at that moment that i fall in love with the car and how it looks. low mean scowl, shiny and clean, aggressive, unique. i am just drawn to the damn car. it is at that moment that i dont care about the maintenance or the bills. the svx just has perfect lines and is a joy to look at. :D